The Brookhaven leader., 1887-11-17
PEOPLE EVERYBODY KNOWS.
Personal Items Coucerning Men ana
women whom the World TaTks About.


Personal Items CONCERNING Men and
Women Whom the world TaTks About.
The daughter OF Ole Bull is preparing
for the Harvard annex. "s 'H. '...
Queen Margaret. of Italy, hrs had
capable Jewish instructors. cnn rad this
Old TestanIcnt IN Hebrew with SAG ami
has collected a large Hebrew library,
with the latest works on Jewish litoTa-
turc. ''" "f' ~ ..I.'. ..-@' 3D. lH
Dom Pedro composed song efititle,l
s'IIymne de Undergraduates" and it has
Just been executed for the first TING at
Baden Baden, under the direction If lis
son, Dom Pedro II. Tie present ruler of
Brazil, who is said 20 bc a tsientel'mu-
! Eician. Ft.| q .yIH fhi~i aTt -
1Ir. Edison has perfected his pbono-
graph for practical use. and the nIaehine
| is soon to be put on the market at u re-
tail price of SfOO. The Edison company
claims that the machine will reproduce
the voice SO CLEARLY and accurately that
the words cannot be misunderstood.
George W. Cable. lately of Lori,iana,
now of Massachusetts, has developed not
only into great novelist. but l. nc
counted one of the best Biblical scholars
, i'll the east. lie Las a Bible class in los
ton and it is said receives a very large
salary from it annually. He was here
the other day, but hurried away TO read
somewhere. He wears fri! aia,; lcard
and thick mustache that struggles ov'r
and joins the mass of whiskcrs. His
complexion is pallid and somewhat sal
| low. In dress he is not dandi;icd and
avoids anything loud. He wore Il pkin
| black frock coat, double breasted, and
dark trousers.
| When the late duke Of Portland died
most of his property went to his sisters,
one Of whom was Lady Ossingtuli. As
/ this lady was a widow she was -. to-!
III the management of her great i',arr.t-
ancc by her brother in-law, the late \.
! Denison. and in return for his services
she made him a considerable present in
money. This money Mr.. DenisoD in-
vested in a sumptuous watch. \ very
! musical repeater of the best workman
/ ship was inclosed i'll gold case literally
studded with jewels, and each jewel 4
/ stone The watch chain had succession
of black pearls, and the signet was "A
! scarabRus. The worst of this costly
whim was that the owner scarcely dared
wear the watch for fear of being robbe'l
/ i'll the street, AID could not leave it at
home for fear of q burglary.
If ever the habit Of cigarette smoking
has thoroughly and permanently fastened
/ itself upon any man, that man is Robert
! Louis Stevenson. the popular romance.
! During a trihe of over ono l:our of con-
versation on Ia, brief visit 10 NGw York
recently, all average sized bundlc of
cigarettes was entirely consumed by the
novelist in rapid succession Dir.
venson has entirely ruined his health by
the practice, and both of his lungs have
| been impaired l'eyond medical skill solely
I by the constant inhaliug of the detihlJ
smoke. lie is frankly conscious of til.
! evil effects of the vice that has 30 secure
lv conquered him. and DESPITE the most
! earnest efforts of his mother, wife and
! friends, the practice goes on unahated.
| With Mr.. Stevenson ii cigarette Is Iii last
, companion on retiring 1t night and til.
first sought by him on rising. Physicians
of all lands have warned in vain, fearing
! tie eliminating effects on d constitution
| already nearly shattered, and on a mind
from which has emanated those wonder
full ronlances that havematle their author
so widely popular in English readipS
lands, -..l +. ..r.. .... . .g.